eBay Motors - How to Sell a Vehicle (2024)

FAQs

Can I sell my car on eBay Motors? ›

You can sell all types of vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats, as well as parts and accessories, in the Motors category on eBay. Vehicles, parts, or accessories can be listed in the same formats as most other product categories, including auction, Buy It Now, and Best Offer.

When you list a vehicle on eBay with a deposit requirement, we charge a deposit processing fee of 2.8% of the deposit amount when the vehicle sells and the buyer pays the deposit in checkout. The deposit processing fee is deducted from the deposit before the remaining funds are paid out to you.

Use Secure Payment Methods: Always prioritize secure payment methods like credit cards, PayPal, escrow services, bank transfers, or cashier's checks.

You'll have 5 days to test/drive the car. eBay will hold the funds until you receive the car with all the papers. Only after you confirm that you wanna keep it will release me the funds.

What percentage does eBay make on a sale? eBay takes between 10% and 15.55% of the final selling price in fees, depending on the category of the item sold. This means that the more expensive your item is, the higher the fee eBay will take.

The best websites to sell your car online for the most money include Cars.com, Carvana, CarBrain, Peddle, TrueCar, Copart, CarMax and CarGurus.

Nobody feels good about getting scammed, but fortunately, eBay Motors has a variety of policies and restrictions in place to ensure that its sellers have an overall positive experience on the platform. For example, eBay's Seller Protection Policy covers any item-related issues or disputes between a buyer and seller.

How to get paid when selling a car on eBay? ›

Consider using PayPal to accept deposits via credit card and bank account deposits online, because this is a standard form of payment used by eBay buyers. Specify how and when you'd like the balance to be paid.

Perhaps the biggest difference between selling on eBay Motors versus off your lot is that you may not meet many buyers in person. As a result, most eBay Motors buyers pay transportation companies to ship their vehicle purchases to them.

The safest payment method for private car sales is usually a direct bank transfer (wire transfer), which requires the buyer to transfer funds from their bank account to yours. Once your bank has confirmed that the funds have cleared, you can transfer vehicle ownership.

Also, dealers (large and small) list their inventory on eBay for two reasons, first is obviously to sell it, second is to generate leads. Each motors listing generate a few leads for a dealer that they may later convert to customers.

Ways to pay

In most categories, credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo and PayPal are accepted. You'll find the payment methods accepted by going to the Shipping and Payments section of the listing. Checks and money orders aren't allowed for most eBay purchases.

Key takeaways

If your eBay sales add up to more than $5,000 in a year, eBay will send you a Form 1099-K, which lists the total amount of payments you received throughout the year.

eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.

NO!! Ebay does NOT have warehouses, Ebay does not handle transactions from ads found on other websites. You are being SCAMMED and the "seller" is actually a criminal trying to steal your money.

Arrange for shipping: Does eBay deliver cars? Simply put, no. Since eBay Motors delivery is not an option, you'll have to arrange to ship it yourself. You can contact a car shipping company or arrange private transport.